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Notes from Josh's Xero Presentation

At the beginning of this course I didn’t know what my future plans would be once I obtained my BA Hons Illustration Degree. However looking through placements during this year I have started to understand my processes and styles. Looking towards CV planning was challenging for me as I needed to remove background information superfluous to the types of positions I would be applying for ie. School qualifications. I hadn’t realized that many companies don’t want to see where you studied for high school they mainly want to see years of experience and links to work/portfolio. Thinking of this, I began to question the circular argument of how to gain experience, if companies only offer positions to experienced artists. After attending all of Lee Corner’s workshops she has helped me realise how I can achieve this by making myself known, connecting to people and networking within these companies even if it isn’t for a job. I have created my own website, instagram and Linked In show casing my work to date.

I now have a more positive outlook, I am more confident and believe more in my own abilities and skills.

How I Plan my Presentations in 4 Easy Steps:

1. Prioritize - First I decide what sections I want to cover in my presentation. These should be specific enough that you will not be driven off topic when researching or presenting. 2. Research - Second, I gather all of my sources on my desk (all hard and electronic copies). I don’t read these articles in depth before compiling them, I choose the ones that look like they will be the most useful/interesting. 3. Notes - Then I make my way through each section I have selected, taking important information from all of my sources and combining them into one big messy outline. Make sure to use your own words and include ALL info that might be relevant. 4. Condense - Finally, I take that outline and whittle it down into a comprehensive, organized set of notes that I will use to make my poster/slideshow/presentation notes!

When actually presenting I use my presentation mode (either a poster, slideshow, or activity) as my main source of information, and then keep a small set of notes on flashcards to ensure I don’t forget any key features.

Make sure to use pictures, diagrams, and interactive activities whenever you can to keep it fun and make it memorable :)

Task Two, the presentations, consisted of my and my partner focusing entirely on one genre within photography (fine art) - there was five different genres in total which individual groups explored further into. While the rest of the class did their presentations, I took it upon myself to make a list of notes, including photographic techniques and influential photographers which I would be able to investigate further in my own time.

I made short lists of bullet points as each presentation ran, the notes made will relate to their genre title:

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY (Group 1): ∙'La mode pratique' - thé first French magazine which used fashion photography within it ∙Half tone printing  ∙Rankin - Jamie's Dream School (a video which shows the digital studio photography techniques that Rankin used) ∙Cecil Beaton ∙David Bailey ∙Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Elle - examples of fashion magazines ∙The main three categories: catalogue, editorial, high fashion - there are subdivisions and cross overs between these

STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY (Group 2):  ∙'Vanitas' and 'Momento mori'  ∙Still life photography concentrates on composition, form, lighting, texture and tone ∙Edward Western ∙A small aperture is often used within this genre of photography for great clarity of smaller objects ∙Conceptual photography can be produced (as seen in the example of the wires in 'The Guardian image being made into a brain shape) ∙Sam Taylor-Wood - 'A Little Death': a still life serious which consists of food gradually rotting. These images were taken while Taylor-Wood was suffering cancer, in the early years of her 30's ∙Man Ray

ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY (Group 3):  ∙Tim Wallace - photographs cars ∙Gareth Morgan - photographs food  ∙Advertising photography sells a product as well as a lifestyle ∙The Barnardos campaign - over exposed baby photographs which had to get taken down

ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY (Group 4):  ∙Black and white photographs were used until the 1950's ∙Edward Steichen - 1920's, cartier earrings, Kendall Lee 

PORTRAITURE PHOTOGRAPHY (Group 5): ∙Roland Barthes - relates to semiotics ∙'The Fashion System' ∙There are three different subsections; 1) Literal representation ("normal"), 2) Romanticising (attempting to sell not just a product, but a lifestyle that goes along with it too), 3) Mockery (outrageous). ∙Michael Thompson - 'I Am African' campaign ∙ Allure magazine - front cover portrait shots